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Meander Valley Council area

Household type

In Meander Valley Council area, 25.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 23.1% in Northern Tasmania Region.

Meander Valley Council area's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, Meander Valley Council area's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Meander Valley Council area - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Northern Tasmania Region %Number%Northern Tasmania Region %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,20725.623.12,11427.123.7+93
Couples without children2,68331.128.82,29329.427.3+390
One parent families8089.410.87159.210.3+93
Other families500.60.9480.60.9+2
Group household1792.13.11351.73.0+44
Lone person2,32727.028.72,07026.528.5+257
Other not classifiable household2603.03.23284.24.9-68
Visitor only households1011.21.51011.31.40
Total households8,615100.0100.07,804100.0100.0+811
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Meander Valley Council area in 2021 compared to Northern Tasmania Region shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 25.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.4% were one-parent families, compared with 23.1% and 10.8% respectively for Northern Tasmania Region.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 27.0% compared to 28.7% in Northern Tasmania Region while the proportion of couples without children was 31.1% compared to 28.8% in Northern Tasmania Region.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Meander Valley Council area increased by 811 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Meander Valley Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+390 households)
  • Lone person (+257 households)
  • Couples with children (+93 households)
  • One parent families (+93 households)

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